Etoile de Bessèges podium history

Sunday, February 5: Stage 5, Grand Prix de Besseges, 148 km.

1. Jan Kirsipuu (Credit Agricole) 3hr 17min 48sec

2. Stephane Bonsergent (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) s.t.

3. Jimmy Casper (Cofidis) s.t.

4. Alexadre Usov (Ag2r) s.t.

5. Mattia Gavazzi (LPR) s.t.

Final GC after stage 5:

1. Frederik Willems (Chocolade Jacques) 17hr 46min 12sec. 714.9 km ridden at an average speed of 40.231 km/hr

2. Preben Van Hecke (Davitamon-Lotto) @ 26sec

3. Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.

4. Michael Blaudzun (CSC) @ 32sec

5. Ludovic Turpin (Ag2r) @ 36sec

6. Mads Kaggestad (Credit Agricole) s.t.

7. Brian Vandborg (CSC) @ 43sec

8. Maxime Mederel (Auber 93) @ 2min 30sec

9. Killian Patour (Credit Agricole) @ 4min 6sec

10. Antoine Dalibard (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) @ 4min 11sec

11. Christophe Laurent (Agritubel) @ 4min 35sec

12. Eric Leblacher (FDJ) @ 5min 20sec

13. Stephane Pertilleau (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) @ 5min 37sec

14. Jean-Luc Delpech (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) @ 5min 40sec

15. Lars Ytting Bak (CSC) @ 5min 43sec

16. Nicolas Vogondy (Credit Agricole) @ 5min 47sec

17. Sebastien Joly (FDJ) @ 6min 49sec

18. Steven Cummings (Landbouwkrediet) @ 6min 51sec

19. Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 6min 53sec

20. Bert Schierlinckx (Jartazi) @ 6min 57sec

Saturday, February 4: Stage 4, Grand Prix Casino Les Fumades, 151 km

1. Stephane Petilleau (Bretagne Jean Floc'h) 3hr 36min 25sec

2. Andre Greipel (T-Mobile) @ 10sec

3. Jean-Luc Delpech (Bretagne Jean Floc'h) s.t.

4. Bjorn Leukemans (Davitamon-Lotto) s.t.

5. Lars Ytting Bak (CSC) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Frederik Willems (Chocolade Jacques) 14hr 28min 24sec.

2. Preben Van Hecke (Davitamon-Lotto) @ 26sec

3. Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.

4. Michael Blaudzun (CSC) @ 32sec

5. Ludovic Turpin (Ag2r) @ 36sec

Friday, February 3: Stage 3, Grand Prix du Pays Grand'Combien, Portes - Les Salles du Gardon, 134 km.

1. Eric Leblacher (FDJ) 3hr 31min 21sec

2. Sebastien Joly (FDJ) @ 1min 20sec

3. Steven Cummings (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

4. Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) @ 1min 22sec

5. Bert Scheirlinckx (Jartazi) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Frederik Willems (Chocolade Jacques) 10hr 47min 23sec

2. Preben Van Hecke (Davitamon-Lotto) @ 26sec

3. Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.

4. Michael Blaudzun (CSC) @ 32sec

5. Ludovic Turpin (Ag2r) @ 36sec

Thursday, February 2: Stage 2, Nimes - St. Ambroix, 149 km.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Credit Agricole) 3hr 51min 3sec

2. Stephane Bonsergent (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) s.t.

3. Alexandre Usov (Ag2r) s.t.

4. Olaf Pollack (T-Mobile) s.t.

5. Mattia Gavazzi (LPR-Guerciotti) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Frederik Willems (Chocolade Jacques) 7hr 11min 25sec

2. Preben Van Hecke (Davitamon-Lotto) @ 26sec

3. Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.

4. Michael Blaudzun (CSC) @ 32sec

5. Ludovic Turpin (Ag2r) @ 36sec

Wednesday, February 1: Stage 1, Grand Prix de Marseille, 126 km.

1. Frederik Willems (Chocolade Jacques) 3hr 20min 34sec

2. Preben Van Hecke (Davitamon-Lotto) @ 20sec

3. Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) @ 21sec

4. Michael Blaudzun (CSC) s.t.

5. Ludovic Turpin (Ag2R) @ 24sec

A nice way to start February, but do you think the guys at Chocolade Jacques who are paying zillions of Euros would have liked Willems to zip up his jersey?

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